Air Transport

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and its pilots’ union Aeropers have failed to reach agreement on a way forward to tackle the airline’s financial predicament.

Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace division will stop building jet engines for two weeks in summer 2021 as it continues to contend with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on its business.

A group of employees seeking to save South African Express (SA Express) are yet to provide a bank guarantee, keeping the airline at risk of liquidation.

Czech carrier Smartwings is set to become the first airline to operate the Boeing 737 MAX on a scheduled route in Europe since EASA gave its approval for the aircraft’s return to service.

China is in the process of developing new facilities for COMAC in Shanghai, laying the foundations for the state-owned airframer to one day take on the global powerhouses.

Tightening restrictions are getting in the way of airlines’ expectations of a summer recovery.

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Boeing’s Indian joint venture Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited is set to start manufacturing vertical fin structures for 737 family aircraft at its site in Hyderabad.

Triumph Group saw both MRO sales and key leading indicators such as repair orders climb last quarter, suggesting that the commercial aftermarket recovery is gaining momentum.

SkyWest Airlines executives said the company could break even by mid-year 2021, assuming domestic travel demand picks up during the first half of the year.

The UK government has denied press reports that a “vaccine passport” that would allow travelers to fly abroad is under consideration.

A prototype COMAC C919 is heading to Canada in March to conduct certification flight tests involving natural icing conditions.

Air Canada Rouge has become the country’s latest airline to suspend flights to warm weather markets following the Canadian government’s imposition of new travel restrictions for the Caribbean and Mexico.

UK-based European Aviation Group (EAG) plans to set up a cargo airline using Airbus A340s.

In 2020, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) issued a rule clarifying how it interprets its statutory authority to prohibit airlines from

Rwanda’s flag-carrier RwandAir is seeking permission to launch flights to New York later in 2021 with a one-stop route operating via Ghana

Denver-based Frontier Airlines is plotting further growth at Tampa International (TPA) and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) for 2021.

Lufthansa Group is planning to further expand its long-haul tourist offer from Frankfurt (FRA) at the start of the winter 2021/22 season with the addition of flights to Montego Bay in Jamaica and Varadero in Cuba.